‘Valley Fire’ grows to over 10000 acres prompting mandatory Calif. evacuations

The fire spread to Napa County sometime before 9 p.m., Cal Fire spokeswoman Suzie Blankenship said.

A continuous scream of sirens coupled with frantic residents fleeing from their homes began at about 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Parts of Middletown are on fire, the whole community is under a mandatory evacuation order.

The fire is in Lake County off High Valley Road and Bottle Rock Road in Cobb, and has burned 400 acres.

Cal Fire reported that four firefighters suffered burns in the initial attack on the flames, though details about how serious the injuries might be were unavailable.

It is unclear how many structures have been damaged or destroyed in the fire. Extreme fire behavior. Communities of Cobb and Middletown threatened with evacuations in progress. The highway is also closed where it crosses Red Hills and Loch Lomond. There are reports of residents trapped in the Hidden Valley area. In Napa County, the Napa County Fairgrounds in Calistoga is also accepting evacuees. Highway 29 from Clear Lake down to Tubbs Lane in Calastoga over to Berryessa Estates and Middletown are all areas that have been evacuated.

Evacuation centers are available at Kelseyville Presbyterian Church, 5340 Church St.in Kelseyville.

The firefighters were on the scene of the Valley Fire, the latest in a string of fires that has erupted in Lake County during recent weeks.

They were members of a Lake County helicopter crew. President of CAL FIRE Local 2881, tweeted that he visited the for injured firefighters and said they are all expected to make full recovery.